inliner311
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I think Garland is the better player, though I'll never say he's put up better stats.
I think Garland makes the rest of the team better while he's on the floor than Sexton does.
I think Garland requires less specific types of players ("normal sized" sg instead of a "tall pg that can play off ball, too") around him.
If forced to choose between the two, I pick Garland almost every time. In my preferred "realistic" scenario, Garland and Okoro are the starting backcourt guys next year, with Sexton off the bench. Each guy getting about 30 minutes.
I'll add that Sexton just doesn't have the basketball IQ (yet?) to build around. He plays basketball like a chihuahua in heat. Great work ethic and attitude, but no change of pace or ability to downshift. Reminds me of Westbrook in that regard. *IF* he ever got it together, he could have Donovan Mitchell-like impact. Until/unless that happens, I let him carry a second unit as the main ball-handler and scorer.
The NBA is moving further away from tradition positions and sizing. Good teams are uniquely built around their best players. There aren't templates for alot of these teams so it's alot of trial and error. There are very few teams that are traditionally built and have alot of success now. It more about finding those players to compliment your top players best strengths and figuring out how you can exploit opponents with what your team does best in a unique fashion.
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